USGS Multimedia Gallery for Set: 2011 Photo Contest

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery for Set: 2011 Photo Contest http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Obtaining a Dredge Sample]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_m52Tk87jje_07_13_2011_0 Barbara Martin about to collect a sediment sample for selenium analysis. Sample collected from the agricultural drain Trifolium 19 on the southwest side of the Salton Sea, CA.

]]> <![CDATA[Water Quality Sampling]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_m52Tk87jje_07_13_2011_1 Cory Emerson taking dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity readings from a potential relocation site for tidewater gobies in the Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.

]]> <![CDATA[NWA Tour of Snake River]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_t85Bsf1RQl_07_13_2011_0 USGS Western Leadership Team tour of sagebrush ecosystems along the Snake River.

]]> <![CDATA[Swinomish Salish Sea Canoe Journey Landing]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_t85Bsf1RQl_07_13_2011_1 Multiple generations of Salish Sea Tribal members land at the Swinomish Indian Reservation.

]]> <![CDATA[Salish Sea Tribal Canoe Journey Landing]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_t85Bsf1RQl_07_13_2011_2 Arrival of Salish Sea Tribal Canoes with USGS water quality sampling instrumentation onboard.

]]> <![CDATA[Salish Sea Tribal Canoe Journey Landing]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_t85Bsf1RQl_07_13_2011_3 Arrival of Salish Sea Tribal Canoes with USGS water quality sampling instrumentation onboard.

]]> <![CDATA[Welcoming Arriving Canoes from Salish Sea Canoe Journey at Swinomish Tribe]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_t85Bsf1RQl_07_13_2011_4 Tribal members welcome "families" from other Salish Sea Indian and First Nation Tribes.

]]> <![CDATA[Viewing Pacific Lamprey]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_0 Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta tours the Bonneville Dam to view the fish ladder and in particular the native Pacific Lampreys used as first foods by Tribes along the Columbia River.

]]> <![CDATA[Pacific Lamprey ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_1 Pacific Lamprey mouth suckers adhered to the glass at Bonneville Dam fish viewing window.

The native Pacific Lamprey uses the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam. This species plays a significant role in the foodweb and in Tribal "first foods".--cultural.

]]> <![CDATA[Lower Columbia River Tour]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_2 USGS Provides a tour of the research vessel and the lower Columbia River to Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta discussing the lower Columbia River estuary water quality and aquatic health.

]]> <![CDATA[Research on the Columbia River]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_3 USGS Oregon Water Science Center research vessel, used for lower Columbia River estuary water quality/contaminant and aquatic ecosystem health.

]]> <![CDATA[Elwha River Dam]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_4 The 100 yr old, 108 ft tall Elwha Dam drawdown of water from Lake Aldwell reservoir began June 1, 2011 in preparation for Elwha Dam.

]]> <![CDATA[Engineered Log Jam]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_5 Engineered Log Jam on the lower river opposite the new Lower Klallam Tribe Fish Hatchery.

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe project creates salmon habitat on the lower Elwha River in preparation for dam removal and habitat restoration.

]]> <![CDATA[USGS NWA Team Winners]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_6 The USGS Team won a 100 mile relay athletic event from Snoqualmie Pass to Puget Sound—mountain bike, bike, kayak, half marathon and sprint—summer 2011—The WINNERS!

USGS NWA Team 1st Place Corporate and 2nd Place Overall Mountains to Sound.

]]> <![CDATA[Research Vessel Tour]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_13_2011_qul8OCb54I_07_13_2011_7 A lower Columbia River estuary tour on a USGS research vessel with NWA Deputy REx and WFRC Director.

]]> <![CDATA[Along the Klickitat River]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_0 Radio tracking adult Chinook and steelhead on the Klickitat River in the fall.

]]> <![CDATA[Gastric Radio Tagging an Adult Chinook]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_1 This Chinook was tagged and then released back into the Klickitat River where we tracked its movements up and down the river.

]]> <![CDATA[Releasing a Radio-Tagged Adult Chinook]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_2 After gastric tagging the adult Chinook, it was released back into the Klickitat River.

]]> <![CDATA[Sunset Over the Reservoir]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_3 Just finished lampara seining during the daylight now moving into evening seining

]]> <![CDATA[Good morning Cougar Reservoir!]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_4 Upstream view at the Cougar Dam lookout point on a cold winter morning.

]]> <![CDATA[Fog in the Valley]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_5 Standing on the Earth and Dam at Cougar as the fog rolled in and over the tailrace.

]]> <![CDATA[Fog in the Valley]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_6 Standing on the Earth and Dam at Cougar as the fog rolled in between the snow capped mountains.

]]> <![CDATA[Winter Boating at Cougar]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_7 Two employees install equipment at Cougar Dam on a cold and wintery day.

]]> <![CDATA[The View From Above]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_11_2011_t85Br11Qql_07_11_2011_8 The view of Cougar Dam and the fish facility from the upper cliff side.

]]> <![CDATA[Garden Wall Weather Station, MT]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/07_08_2011_nsj7MYx43G_07_08_2011_0 The Garden Wall Weather Station is situated below the Garden Wall and adjacent to the Haystack Creek avalanche path in Glacier National Park. It provides meteorological data for avalanche forecasting and research, including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and net radiation measurements.

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